Date: 01 Jul 97 02:09:08 EDT From: neil <74742.1651-AT-CompuServe.COM> Subject: M-I: CPUSA and womens movement, etc. dear Steve P. I did not mean to deprecate the efforts of honest rank and file CPers who wanted to stick on the class terrain of struggle and build a socialist world. I do demarcate these small minorities from the CP apparatus. But it was impossible to "revolutionize" the CP --especially after it definitively crossed the class line- 1) Its support for stalinisms reversal/strangulation of the aspirations and goals of the Oct. '17 revolution and the international in the 20s.. 2) open support for the US cap. state via the entry into the Democratic Party left wing. 3) Support for imperialist war . Those "left" wing US CPer groups who"tried" in the mid 40s to do so , such as their veteran stalwart William Dunne faction in 1946 and Harrison George group in 1947 were quickly and unceremoniously expelled on the spot as the CP cannot tolerate debate from its ranks ,especially on questions of principle and strategy and the party does not tolerate factions period, especially those having anything to do with marxism.. It has no probems however allowing priests, government bureaucrats, union hacks, pacifists, memership with good standing. It is recognized here that Louis P. has nailed certain egregious policies and terroristic methods of Stalin , the man , but I believe that though rejecting the forms , he still upholds the essence of the stalin-ist type society as a model for workers and others to support . That is part of the rub. Neil --- from list marxism-international-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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